Premier League Picks of the Week

Sports - Football - Premier League

Match: Has to be Man Utd 1:4 Liverpool - too many reasons to list, just check out the match report below.

Result: Has to be Man Utd 1:4 Liverpool again, no one could have expected or dreamt of this one - a competitive, non-stop-action-packed encounter with a surprise run and result.

Arsenal 4:0 Blackburn was a pleasure and enjoyment to watch, too, - unless you were a Blackburn fan - Arsenal finding back to their good old ways.

Goal: Andrea Dossena's last minute goal which made the result clear and the best his club got against their bitter rivals for over 70 years, 1:4 - just one touch was enough and turned the Old Trafford ground mute and half-empty, a rare occasion!

Hero: Fernando Torres - he tormented Nemanja Vidic and made him look like a frustrated school boy. Andrey Arshavin impressed for Arsenal, too, looks very promising.

Villain: Vidic doesn't need mentioning again really, he was clearly out of his normally top form and mind. Morten Gamst Pedersen must have meant it as a joke when he went down in the box tackled only by the air looking on to the referee with demanding eyes. Hilarious!

Manager: Hopefully Alex Ferguson was just joking, too, when he said his side were better than Liverpool. Rafael Benitez definitely is the overall winner this past weekend - giving Dossena a start amongst many other rotation decisions made everyone question the Spaniard - but the last two matches and goals for the Italian, should have settled the discussion for the time being.

Referee: For a change, there is a referee who deserves to be mentioned and much-lauded not cursed: Alan Wiley never lost control and focus on the highly-paced and competitive match at Old Trafford, avoiding to spoil it like it happens often enough and making it an even bigger pleasure to watch - Man Utd fans overlooked of course.

My Predictions - Actual Results

Arsenal 1:1 Blackburn - 4:0
Bolton 2:0 Fulham - 1:3
Everton 3:0 Stoke City - 3:1
Hull City 1:2 Newcastle - 1:1
Man United 1:1 Liverpool - 1:4
Middlesbrough 3:1 Portsmouth - 1:1
Sunderland 1:0 Wigan - 1:2
Aston Villa 2:0 Tottenham - 1:2
Chelsea 2:0 Man City - 1:0
West Ham 3:0 West Brom - 0:0